Observation pack · Dublin City Council

6 Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6, D06 V6R2

RETENTION: Retention Permission for developement at this site: 6 Vergemount Hall, Clonskeagh Road, Dublin 6 (D06 V6R2). The development will consist of: The retention of a 1.1-metre-high metal safety railing surrounding the perimeter of the existing flat roof at two-storey level, carried out under the previously granted planning application (Reg. Ref 4166/24).

Observations close 5 Nov 2026 window closed

5 weeks from receipt (received 1 Oct 2026) · s.34 Planning and Development Act 2000 · art. 29 Regulations 2001 · fee €20

The five-week window has passed. Late observations are returned unread. If the council has decided, the next door is the appeal window — but under s.37 only the applicant and those who made a valid observation may appeal.

The application

Reference: WEB3418/26 · full record
Authority: Dublin City Council
Type: Retention Permission
Status: Registered Application
Applicant: not published by the national dataset — see the council register
Units: —
Floor area: —
Site area: —
Received: 1 Oct 2026
We first saw it: 12 Oct 2026, 23:58
Decision due: —
Decision: not yet decided

The national dataset truncates descriptions (80 characters for DLR, 70 for Fingal) and omits the applicant. The full description and the drawings are on the council register linked in step 1.

How to submit an observation

Read the file on the council register.No register URL is recorded for this reference; search the Dublin City Council planning register for WEB3418/26.
Write your observation.Quote WEB3418/26 at the top, give your name and the address the authority should reply to, and confine it to planning matters — zoning objective, height, overlooking, traffic, drainage, heritage. What you say here is what you can later appeal on.
Pay the €20 fee.Every submission needs it; without it the observation is invalid and is returned. Dublin City Council takes it online with the submission or at the counter.
Submit before 5 Nov 2026.Online through the register above, or in writing to the Planning Department, Dublin City Council. The test is the date the authority receives it, not the date you post it.
Keep the acknowledgement.The council's receipt is your proof of a valid observation — see below.

Statutory basis. Section 34(1) of the Planning and Development Act 2000 (as amended) requires a planning authority to consider any submission or observation made to it in accordance with the Regulations. Article 29 of the Planning and Development Regulations 2001 (as amended) sets the window: a submission or observation must be received by the authority within five weeks beginning on the date of receipt of the application, and must be accompanied by the prescribed fee of €20. A submission received after the window, or without the fee, is invalid and the authority must return it.

After you submit: keep the acknowledgement. Under the 2024 Act it secures your right to appeal — only the applicant and a person who made a valid observation may bring the council's decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála, within four weeks of the decision. Making a valid observation is also what buys a right of appeal: under s.37(1) of the 2000 Act, only the applicant and a person who made a valid submission or observation to the planning authority may appeal the decision to An Coimisiún Pleanála (within four weeks of the decision). Missing the five-week window closes both doors.

What the site is zoned

Code	Objective	Plan	In force
	Zone Z2 - DEV PLAN 2022-2028	Dublin City Council development plan	—
R2 Existing residential	Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.	development plan 2022 2028	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028
R2 Existing residential	Z2: Residential Neighbourhoods (Conservation Areas): To protect and/or improve the amenities of residential conservation areas.	development plan 2022 2028 variation no 11	14 Dec 2022 → 31 Dec 2028

An application that accords with the zoning objective is hard to resist on principle; one that does not may be a material contravention, which the council can only grant by the s.34(6) procedure with its own notice and window.

Source: Dublin City Council development plan zoning · fetched 4 Oct 2026, 23:04

Source	Licence	Fetched	Link
Dublin City Council development plan zoning	—	4 Oct 2026, 23:04	open

Designations on or near the site

Radon risk area × 1
About 1 in 20 homes in this area is likely to have high radon levels

Nearby precedents within 500 m, last 5 years

Decisions

Reference	Decision	Decided	Units	Distance	Description
WEB2387/26	Additional information	24 Jul 2026	—	299 m	Garage conversion to habitable space; construction of a single-storey flat roof rear extension; construction of a part first-floor, part two-storey pitched roof side extension; construction of a two-storey extension to the front and side; and attic conversion for storage purposes incorporating two rear dormer windows.
WEB2554/26	Application declared invalid	24 Jun 2026	—	254 m	The construction of a rear single-storey extension, conversion of the attic, installation of a new bay window to the front elevation, modifications and internal re-organisation of the existing dwelling, alterations to existing elevations including the addition of new windows, installation of zinc-clad dormers to the side and rear elevations at roof level, and all ancillary site development works. These works will also include the widening of the front entrance.
WEB1625/26	Grant permission	12 May 2026	—	165 m	Permission is sought for an extension to a semi-detached dwelling. The development will consist of construction of - three storey side extension with part pitch roof and part flat roof, modification to window fenestration to front, minor internal modifications, and associated site works.
WEB1644/26	Grant permission	8 May 2026	—	318 m	Permission sought for widening the vehicular entrance to the front of the house to 3.6m from 2.65m and carrying out associated alterations to concrete plinth and wrought steel railings
WEB5199/25	Grant retention permission	27 Apr 2026	—	165 m	RETENTION PERMISSION: Dublin City Council-Retention permission is sought by Greenfield Ideas Ltd for a development to the rear and side of Ashtons Public House at 11 Vergemount, Clonskeagh Road, Clonskeagh, Dublin 6. The development proposed to be retained involves the extension of a screening timber fence to the side and the replacement and enlargement of a roofed outdoor seating area to the rear, 213.85 sq.m in extent, all for use in association with the existing licensed premises.
D26B/0114/WEB	Grant permission	22 Apr 2026	—	458 m	Permission to revise the size of the rear attic dormer granted under planning Re
WEB1280/26	Grant permission	7 Apr 2026	—	300 m	The development seeking permission will consist of widening the existing vehicular entrance at the front of the property to 3m.
WEB1208/26	Grant permission	27 Mar 2026	—	275 m	The development will consist of the construction of a single storey extension to the side of the existing detached house. (Previously permitted Reg. Ref. 3938/17)

Appeals

ACP case	Type	Outcome	Decided	Distance
324275	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	28 Aug 2026	201 m
501334	Planning Appeal	pending	13 May 2026	165 m
500647	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	8 Apr 2026	401 m
322779	Referral	Other	26 Jan 2026	423 m
323744	Vacant Site Levy - Appeal S.18	Other	9 Jan 2026	189 m
500347	Planning Appeal	Withdrawn	12 Dec 2025	117 m
323176	Planning Appeal	Granted with conditions	2 Dec 2025	314 m
323142	Appeal - LRD	Granted with conditions	12 Nov 2025	180 m

If neighbours here have appealed before and lost, the inspector's report on that case is the single most useful thing to read.

What has happened on this file

1 Oct 2026 New application · observations close 5 Nov 2026

Generated from the Planning Register store; nothing was fetched live for this page. Source: national planning dataset, fetched 12 Oct 2026, 23:58. Not legal advice — confirm the deadline with Dublin City Council before relying on it.